The latest figures show Jelly Bean nearing 50%, which is probably as good as it’s going to get before KitKat comes along and the whole fragmentation party starts all over again.

As always, there are two ways to look at things. Thinking positively, Google can proudly claim that half of the Android user base is now on the latest version of its OS.

Or, more cynically, one might point out that almost one third of users are stuck on 2011’s Gingerbread, while a further fifth are on Ice Cream Sandwich. Indeed, combined, Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich top Jelly Bean.

Serving yet more cynical juice, Jelly Bean breaks down into three individual versions, with the true latest version of Google’s ubiquitous OS, Android 4.3, popping up on just 1.5% of active devices.

Don't forget they changed how they count this too, so all those who have an ancient version but don't use the Play store are excluded. This makes comparison with other OS irrelevant, as nobody knows what percentage of the user base are excluded.